Get an introduction to the concepts and methods that financial managers use to make effective investing and financing decisions, and begin to explore the ways in which value is created and measured. Devote specific attention to the financial management context, the time value of money, risk and return, the cost of capital, the valuation of stocks and bonds, capital budgeting decision-analysis tools, the impact of financial leverage on cost of capital and valuation, dividend policy and an overview of financial statement analysis.